Defiant Catalans vote despite crackdown

People hold up ballot sheets outside a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Barcelona....more

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2017年 10月 1日 Sunday

People hold up ballot sheets outside a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Barcelona. Spanish riot police burst into polling stations across Catalonia on Sunday confiscating ballot boxes and voting papers to try to halt a banned referendum on a split from Spain.
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Spanish Civil Guard officers break through a door at a polling station for the banned independence referendum...more

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2017年 10月 1日 Sunday

Spanish Civil Guard officers break through a door at a polling station for the banned independence referendum where Catalan President Carles Puigdemont was supposed to vote in Sant Julia de Ramis.
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Spanish Civil Guard officers disperse people outside a polling station for the banned independence referendum...more

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Spanish Civil Guard officers disperse people outside a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Sant Julia de Ramis. REUTERS/Albert Gea

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A man holds a ballot box at a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Barcelona....more

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2017年 10月 1日 Sunday

A man holds a ballot box at a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Barcelona. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Scuffles break out as Spanish Civil Guard officers force their way through a crowd and into a polling station...more

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2017年 10月 1日 Sunday

Scuffles break out as Spanish Civil Guard officers force their way through a crowd and into a polling station for the banned independence referendum where Catalan President Carles Puigdemont was supposed to vote in Sant Julia de Ramis. REUTERS/Juan Medina

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Scuffles break out as Spanish Civil Guard officers force their way through a crowd and into a polling station...more

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Scuffles break out as Spanish Civil Guard officers force their way through a crowd and into a polling station for the banned independence referendum where Catalan President Carles Puigdemont was supposed to vote in Sant Julia de Ramis. REUTERS/Juan Medina

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Voters are applauded as they leave a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Barcelona....more

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Voters are applauded as they leave a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Barcelona. REUTERS/Yves Herman

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A man faces off Spanish Civil Guards outside a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Sant...more

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A man faces off Spanish Civil Guards outside a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Sant Julia de Ramis. REUTERS/Juan Medina

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A woman is grabbed by riot police near a a polling station for the banned independence referendum in...more

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A woman is grabbed by riot police near a a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Barcelona.
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An old man reacts as he picks up a ballot inside a polling station for the banned separatist referendum in...more

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An old man reacts as he picks up a ballot inside a polling station for the banned separatist referendum in Barcelona. REUTERS/Enrique Calvo

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Spanish Civil Guard officers carry confiscated electoral material as they walk out from a polling station for...more

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Spanish Civil Guard officers carry confiscated electoral material as they walk out from a polling station for the banned independence referendum where Catalan President Carles Puigdemont was supposed to vote in Sant Julia de Ramis. REUTERS/Juan Medina

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A man falls to the ground during scuffles with Spanish Civil Guard officers outside a polling station for the...more

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A man falls to the ground during scuffles with Spanish Civil Guard officers outside a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Sant Julia de Ramis.
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A woman reacts as she leaves a polling station after casting her vote for the banned separatist referendum in...more

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A woman reacts as she leaves a polling station after casting her vote for the banned separatist referendum in Barcelona.
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A man reacts as he leaves a polling station after casting his vote for the banned separatist referendum in...more

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A man reacts as he leaves a polling station after casting his vote for the banned separatist referendum in Barcelona. REUTERS/Eloy Alonso

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A demonstrator blocks a riot police van near a polling station for the banned independence referendum in...more

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A demonstrator blocks a riot police van near a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Barcelona.
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Demonstartors face riot police outside a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Barcelona....more

People queue to vote in the banned independence referendum at a polling station in Barcelona. REUTERS/Susana...more

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2017年 10月 1日 Sunday

People queue to vote in the banned independence referendum at a polling station in Barcelona. REUTERS/Susana Vera

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A man faces off with a Spanish Civil Guard officer outside a polling station for the banned independence...more

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A man faces off with a Spanish Civil Guard officer outside a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Sant Julia de Ramis.
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A youngster is carried on shoulders as scuffles with Spanish Civil Guard officers broke out outside a polling...more

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A youngster is carried on shoulders as scuffles with Spanish Civil Guard officers broke out outside a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Sant Julia de Ramis. REUTERS/Albert Gea

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Demonstrators wave Spanish flags during a demonstration in favor of a unified Spain on the day of a banned...more

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Demonstrators wave Spanish flags during a demonstration in favor of a unified Spain on the day of a banned independence referendum in Catalonia, in Madrid. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante

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A woman reacts as she leaves a polling station after casting her vote for the banned separatist referendum in...more

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A woman reacts as she leaves a polling station after casting her vote for the banned separatist referendum in Barcelona. REUTERS/Eloy Alonso

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A woman holds a carnation towards a Spanish Civil Guard officer outside a polling station for the banned...more

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A woman holds a carnation towards a Spanish Civil Guard officer outside a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Sant Julia de Ramis. REUTERS/Albert Gea

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A Spanish Civil Guard officer scuffles with a woman outside a polling station for the banned independence...more

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A Spanish Civil Guard officer scuffles with a woman outside a polling station for the banned independence referendum where Catalan President Carles Puigdemont was supposed to vote in Sant Julia de Ramis.
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People stand at the entrance to Estel school to vote in the banned independence referendum, in the Catalan...more

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People stand at the entrance to Estel school to vote in the banned independence referendum, in the Catalan town of Vic. REUTERS/Vincent West

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A voter wearing a pair of boots decorated with the Estelada (Catalan separatist flag) waits outside a polling...more

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A voter wearing a pair of boots decorated with the Estelada (Catalan separatist flag) waits outside a polling station during the banned independence referendum in Barcelona. REUTERS/Yves Herman

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A man holds ballots at a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Barcelona. REUTERS/Yves...more

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A man holds ballots at a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Barcelona. REUTERS/Yves Herman

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Voting officials seal a ballot box at a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Badalona....more

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Voting officials seal a ballot box at a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Badalona. REUTERS/Susana Vera

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People sleep in front of the entrance to a polling station for the banned independence referendum in El...more

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People sleep in front of the entrance to a polling station for the banned independence referendum in El Masnou. REUTERS/Albert Gea

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Police stand in front of demonstrators waving Spanish flags at city hall during a demonstration in favor of a...more

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2017年 9月 30日 Saturday

Police stand in front of demonstrators waving Spanish flags at city hall during a demonstration in favor of a unified Spain a day before the banned independence referendum, in Madrid. REUTERS/Sergio Perez

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People sleep outside a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Barcelona. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

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People sleep outside a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Barcelona. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

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People occupying the Miquel Tarradell high school, which is a polling station for the banned independence...more

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2017年 10月 1日 Sunday

People occupying the Miquel Tarradell high school, which is a polling station for the banned independence referendum, cheer on people outside the school in Barcelona. REUTERS/Eloy Alonso

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People have dinner inside the occupied Estel school, one of the designated polling stations, the night before...more

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2017年 10月 1日 Sunday

People have dinner inside the occupied Estel school, one of the designated polling stations, the night before the banned referendum, in the Catalan town of Vic. REUTERS/Vincent West

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Parents and their children form a human tower or "castell" as they gather inside the occupied Reina Violant...more

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Parents and their children form a human tower or "castell" as they gather inside the occupied Reina Violant elementary school, one of the designated polling stations, a day before the banned independence referendum in Barcelona. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

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People gather at Sant Jaume square during a demonstration in favour of a unified Spain a day before the banned...more

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People gather at Sant Jaume square during a demonstration in favour of a unified Spain a day before the banned independence referendum, in Barcelona.
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